E.A.Poe and his work

As a teenager, I was given a book by Edgar Allan Poe .I had never read anything like that so far. I was impressed by that kind of stories full not only of thrilling characters but also gloomy themes. I want to remember here one of my favourite poems, The Raven, a superb work that tells the story of a mournful lover at the loss of his love.

The Raven was originally published in 1845 in the New York Evening Mirror. It has since been hailed by many as the most famous American poem, and it is often the only poem read out loud during Halloween celebrations and get-togethers.
While reading and listening to The Raven you can feel that is an awesome experience because it is a so visual poem and frenzied dives into the human psyche ,taking you to that night when The Raven raps on the chamber door and holds you spellbound until that last crazed moment of "Nevermore" (www.suite101.com).
READ THE TEXT and ENJOY IT !
LET'S IMPROVE OUR PAST SIMPLE with ANNABEL LEE ,a beautiful poem by the American writer Edgar A. Poe

1. It was many and many a year ago,
2. In a kingdom by the sea,
3. That a maiden there lived whom you may know
4. By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
5. And this maiden she lived with no other thought
6. Than to love and be loved by me.
7. I was a child and she was a child,
8. In this kingdom by the sea;
9. But we loved with a love that was more than love-
10. I and my Annabel Lee;
11. With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
12. Coveted her and me.
13. And this was the reason that, long ago,
14. In this kingdom by the sea,
15. A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
16. My beautiful Annabel Lee;
17. So that her highborn kinsman came
18. And bore her away from me,
19. To shut her up in a sepulcher
20. In this kingdom by the sea.
21. The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
22. Went envying her and me-
23. Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
24. In this kingdom by the sea)
25. That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
26. Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
27. But our love it was stronger by far than the love
28. Of those who were older than we-
29. Of many far wiser than we-
30. And neither the angels in heaven above,
31. Nor the demons down under the sea,
32. Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
33. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
34. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
35. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
36. And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
37. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
38. And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
39. Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
40. In the sepulcher there by the sea,
41. In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Answer to check if you understand the poem, TRY IT! IT'S FUN!

1.HOW LONG AGO?... 2.WHERE IS THE KINGDOM?... 3.WHO LIVED THERE?... 4.WHAT IS HER NAME?... 6.WHO LOVED HER?... 7.WE WERE WHAT?... 8.WHAT WAS BY THE SEA?... 9.WHAT KIND OF LOVE?... 10.WHO?... 11.WHAT KIND OF LOVE WAS? 12.WHO WAS COVETED?... 15.WHAT CAME OUT OF A CLOUD? 16.DESCRIBE ANNABEL LEE?... 17.WHO CAME?... 18.AWAY FROM WHOM?... 19.TO SHUT HER UP WHERE?... 20.WHERE IS THE KINGDOM?... 21.WHERE ARE THE ANGELS?... 22.WHAT DID THE ANGELS DO?.. 23.WHO KNEW?... 25.WHEN DID THE WIND COME? 26.WHAT DID THE WIND DO TO ANNABEL LEE?... 28.OLDER THAN WHO?... 30.WHERE ARE THE ANGELS?... 31.WHERE ARE THE DEMONS?... 33.WHO IS BEAUTIFUL?... 34.BRINGING WHAT?... 35.DESCRIBE ANNABEL LEE?... 36 WHAT DO I FEEL?... 38.WHERE DO I LIE DOWN?... 40.WHERE IS THE SEPULCHER?... 41.WHERE IS THE TOMB?...

(CONTRIBUTED BY: Marcy Trinidad in English-zone.com)

READ THE RAVEN, SURE YOU'LL LIKE IT TOO!

AND NOW ENJOY THIS SONG BASED ON POE'S POEM BY ENRIQUE BUNBURY